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VR arena revenue, April 2026: average turnover by city size

WARPOINT’s April 2026 financial report: average location turnover by category of city in Russia, the CIS and worldwide, and the leader in each category.

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April is the peak of spring demand, and the WARPOINT network is keeping up the pace in cities of every size. In April the average turnover of a single location across the whole network was about $17,000.

Average turnover by category

CategoryAverage turnover in April
Russia, 900,000+ residents$43,000
Russia, 500,000–899,000$11,000
Russia, 300,000–499,000$12,000
Russia, 100,000–299,000$15,000
Russia, up to 99,000$6,900
CIS$7,700
Rest of the world, excluding Russia and the CIS$23,600

Note that, on average, cities of 100,000–299,000 residents outperformed both the 300,000–499,000 category and cities of 500,000–899,000. A small city with a strong venue is not a compromise but a fully fledged market.

Category leaders

  • Russia, 900,000+ — Moscow, Aviapark mall: $100K;
  • Russia, 100,000–299,000 — Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: $31K;
  • Russia, 300,000–499,000 — Kirov, Maxi mall: $22K;
  • Russia, 500,000–899,000 — Izhevsk: $18K;
  • CIS — Yerevan: $22K;
  • Rest of the world — Dubai: $55,500.

Revenue of all locations in April

The cards show the rankings across five categories of Russian cities, CIS countries and international arenas. Click a card to open it at full size.

WARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: Russian cities with a population of 900,000 or moreWARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: Russian cities with a population of 500,000–899,000WARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: Russian cities with a population of 300,000–499,000WARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: Russian cities with a population of 100,000–299,000WARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: Russian towns with a population of up to 99,000WARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: CIS countriesWARPOINT location revenue for April 2026: international locations

How these figures could work out for you

You can get a preliminary estimate of an arena’s income with the calculator, and a manager will put together a full financial model with margins and the payback period. Last month’s results are in the March report.